The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1887-09-23
The PADDOCK HOMICIDE.

Synopsis Of the evidence In the Munich.
rath Case.
Harry Leayitt ON the Stand and Repeats
the Story Of the Conspiracy.
FRIDAY, Sept. 9.-1he TRIAL of Fred Much.
rath for completely in the Haddock murder
began on Thursday. The following arc the
jurors:
James Collins, E. e. Zigey, s. D. McDougal,
VIM. Hail, A. j. Willard, 9. H. Moore, j.
yauron,. 3. ID. Sanford, g. r. Koun,z, NJ.
u oodrich, Charles Armitage and E. w.
Yockey.
The prosecution and defensemade OPENING
statements to the jury-Mr. L. H. Hubbard
for the state and Mr.. Argo for the defense.
MIR. Hubbard briefly reviewed the occurrcnccs
prior to and on the night o! the 3 of August.
Mr.. Argo devoted his speech mainly to the
unreltability OF certain witnesses on the part
Ing is the testimony:
Deputy Sheriff. davenport was the first wit
ness called. The light was strong, es an elec.
trio light was hanging near DinceI.'s shop.
The rubber coat worn by Haddock, showing
the bullet holes wac introduced In evidence,
and an objection raised by the defense but i;
was ovcrruled and the coat passed to the jury.
The witness had recognized Fred Munchratn
the previous afternoon In the court room.
The defense objected to I'll questions as to
the appearance of Munchrath in the court
room, but were overrulcd and at their request
the ruling was noted. 1t was evident that
the evidence of Davenport was tor the pur.
pose Of proving the the defendant had 6een
watching the deceased.
MIR. Aigo-There were 9th r parties at the
court house besides Fred Munchrath.
On direct examination by Mr.. Marsh he adj
mttted having seen I.len he knew to be saloon
keepers among the audience.
Cross-eXamined by Mr.. Ago: There were
a number of Others besides the defendant in
the court room on the evening Of the 3i of
August.
MIR. Eberhardt, the proprietor of the Col.
umbia house, Was called. He testified that
on the night of tile murder II was very dark
and rainy. he was sitting near a window
when he heard tine shot. There YVES a screen
a few feet up from the bottom of the window.
He could easily stand and look over 1t inro
Inc street. He looked out of the door but
could not see anything. 1t was too dark.
Hc heard a gurgling noise on the other side
of the street end went over and saw
the body of Haddock. He saw a cane that
was picked up. While he was sitting playing
cards u certain party came in and made IN
q'lirles regarding the rcturn of u horse and
carriage to the livery stable. aud heard The
carriage return about half an hour after.
wards. He was about about six feet, heavy
set man and dressed In working clothes. Did
not remember ever having seen MIN before.
Was not cross-examined.
(. AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mt. Q. @. Turner was the first one called In
the afternoon. In August, 1856, he lived a
little west Of and Lorth of the foundry;
knew MIR Haddork bcforehe cameto The city.
Talked with him about The Injunction suits
on the cveni1 & of the Sd of August. Went
with him that evening to Merrin's livrey EARN
and hired a single RIG, and he, Turner, drove,
sitting on the left side. They drove to the
NJ. ~. I parsonage, but did not hitch. and Mir.
Paddock got out and returned III a few mo
.nents, being differently dressed 1t VISA wet,
lark, disogreeable night. They called and in-
ssp.cted several saloons. KeljA's beyond the
Floyd bridge and Fishers beyond the pork
house. TE.es returned and left the ri.. a
wheel attached to q rope was recognized by
MIR. Turner as the same he had seen i'll Mr..
i1addock's hands.
Cross-eNnmined: Believed that possibly
MI. Haddock mlaht have carried the weapon
y H'il ~ INC Stup'cs lit lttt VI CtG.tNtO slctN
cane, but Of what material could not fay.
Would not cal, it a lasge cane. Mr.. Haddocl;
was a muscular, powerful man of five feet
eight or nine inches.
Wcsley Hichner, one of tie boys In Che
livery stable. was then put m The stand. He
is now living at Omaha. III" remembars IL ttc
lrc,tms.anccs Of two men getting Il 'usey on
the night ois.bu 3D.. After they ln! sore, .
man wearing q ruhocr cost askesi if the mar
with The rig came back yet. M,ssrs. jaws
and Turner, employed at the livery stable,
have been examined, hut nothing sensational
developed.
SATURDAY, Sept. 10.-ihe first witness to-
lay WAS Albert Adams, WHO testified That on
he right of the murder -four men hired hin,
10 drive to the Greenvillc saloon; that h. did
rot recognize them; that at the Grservti,c
saloon they got out and went III ani ihcr H..
drove back to town, letting the mcn on, 81
Junk's saloon.
John Fitz >immons was the next wit.ess
He testified that lie was boarding a the CO.
Iymoia house; that shortly before ti.e nu DIR
he went out Of the bar-rocm ard Ei.m rex
who lie had secn standing by pill # posts
near the house, came up to him and asked HID,
TO inquire at the livery stable ii the ,,re:sh..
and the buggy had got back, which he did,
finding that the buggy had nat arrived; tist
he then went back INTO the har-roci., sitting
down near the door; that Il few niia,t.s later
the blggy drove past 10 the stable ard then
Hadduck came by the dor; that lie saw &
man who had on light co!ortd Iaa,aiacu:
approach and pass Eaddocis In the m,id e OF
the street, and turn and put a reviewer l., TIC
minister's neck and fire, aud then the lna..
pissed on west; that Haidocli staggered and
fell, rose ard fell again, this time In the gut
ter: that after the sho%:wo mcn iau south
IN Water street; that lie knew John Arr.s.
forf. but did no. recognize HIN as the mar
i0rcr.
Hon. 7. 7. Murphy was then examined and
testified. He eaid: That on the night Of ,l,s
murder he was riding home from the depot ip
q hack; that when the hack WAS gong up
Fourth street, and when within less than a
block Of where Haddock was murdered, 1T was
hailed. and the driver turned the hack asouNd
and stopped by the sidewalk; that then
Munchrath, and another man whom he (Mur-
phy) did not recognize looked into the hack
and spoke to him; that Munchraih said t!ia.
this was not the hack he was looking for and
asked the driver wheve the other hack was:
that the mack was driven to Murpny's home.
and a few minutes later DIR. Brrgcn came in
and told that DR.. Hadtock had been muir.
dered. that about three minutes before
Munchrath had hailed the hack, Murphy had
looked at his watch and seen that 1t was 1876
O'Clock p. m.
William Williams, the driver of the hack in
which Mi. Murphy was driven home. testified
to being hailed by two men VINO inquired for
The man who drove the black team.